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جيح

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to affliction, calamity, and disaster. It can also refer to specific geographical locations, particularly rivers or valleys.

Derived headwords

جَاحَهُمُ اللهُ جِيحًاverb
  1. 1.
    afflicted themclassical

    God afflicted them with a calamity or disaster.

جِيحًاnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityclassical

    A disaster, affliction, or calamity, used as a masdar (verbal noun). It is compared to 'aqibah (consequence).

جَائِحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    calamityboth

    A great calamity, disaster, or misfortune, often of a widespread nature.

جِيحَانname
  1. 1.
    Jayhanboth

    A well-known valley or river. In hadith, it is mentioned alongside Sayhan as two rivers in the region of al-'Awasim near the lands of Mopsuestia and Tarsus.

Parallel reading

جَاحَهُمُ اللهُ جِيحًا
God afflicted them with a calamity.
دَهَاهُم
afflicted them
مَصْدَر كَالعَاقِبَة
a masdar like 'aqibah (consequence)
وَجِيحَان: وَادٍ مَعْرُوف
And Jayhan: a known valley.
وَفِي الحَدِيثِ ذِكْرُ سَيحَان وَجِيحَان
And in the hadith, Sayhan and Jayhan are mentioned.
وَهُمَا نَهَرَان بِالعَوَاصِمِ عِنْدَ أَرْضِ المَصِيصَةِ وَطَرْسُوس
And they are two rivers in al-'Awasim near the lands of Mopsuestia and Tarsus.